Pomona Alternative

Pomona Alternative is one of the rural-scale combined-grade schools in Pomona, California, one of the schools within Pomona Unified, with 10 students on its rolls from grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 98% leaner than the state mean of about 602.

Within Pomona Unified, which oversees 37 schools and 20,422 students, Pomona Alternative is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Pomona Alternative logs that nearly all students (80%) are Hispanic. The remainder comes out to 10% White, 10% Black. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Pomona Alternative has 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 3.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.6:1, putting Pomona Alternative tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Los Angeles County indicate median household earnings sit near $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Pomona Alternative is one.

The closest other public school is Park West High (Continuation), roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pomona Alternative has shrank 67%, going from 30 students in 2018 to 10 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 27% to 10% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 4.4:1 in 2018 to 3.3:1 in 2025.

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